technobabble

  1. Noun.  Technical or scientific language used in fiction to convey a false impression of meaningful technical or scientific content.
  2. Noun.  From the point of view of the layperson, technical and scientific literature not understood.

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This entry was last updated on RefTopia from its source on 3/20/2012.